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Feel the sting of... THE GREEN HORNET (New Trailer!)

Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
edited January 2011 in Social Entropy++
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The Green Hornet is a masked crimefighter first featured on American radio in the 1930s. By day he is mild-mannered newspaper publisher BRITT REID, but at night he and his assistant KATO don masks and take to the streets in their super badass car, the BLACK BEAUTY, to take on crime in all its forms. Their trick is that even though they're heroes, they still have such a bad reputation with law enforcement that they're able to get closer to the criminal syndicates than they normally could, though you'd think they'd catch on after a while. I have some tapes of the old radio shows, which were pretty rad, along with a bunch of Shadow radio stories but that's neither here nor there.

(There was also a nifty little fact that Britt Reid is the Lone Ranger's great-nephew.)

After he got big on the radio, some comics came along:
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There was also a TV series for a while in the 60s, which I really enjoyed re-runs of (and which had Bruce mo'fuckin' Lee as Kato):
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And now there's a feature film starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz and Cameron Diaz, and directed by Michel Gondry!
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The trailer for which just premiered:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808411967/trailer

Here it is on Youtube if that's more your thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBgT-IPKWJ4

New Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0toxZjD6U

And we can also talk about the Shadow and the Phantom if you want, they have a similar pulpy vibe.

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  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    tits

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Honestly I'm mostly excited about this for Christoph Waltz.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Honestly I'm mostly excited about this for Christoph Waltz.

    Nicolas Cage had the role originally but had to drop out. I'm really glad Waltz has it now.

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Honestly I'm mostly excited about this for Christoph Waltz.

    Nicolas Cage had the role originally but had to drop out. I'm really glad Waltz has it now.

    Oh man really?

    wow, just wow

    the difference there is staggering

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    So Kevin Smith's role in this. Non existent?

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Actually, let me rephrase that. Cage was going to play the long-time villain Mr. X, but when he dropped out they created the new character for Waltz to play. So, not the same role per se.

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  • BarcardiBarcardi All the Wizards Under A Rock: AfganistanRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    So.... why the rap?

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    So Kevin Smith's role in this. Non existent?

    Yeah, he announced back in 2006 that he officially has nothing to do with this project.

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Talking about the Shadow, the old classic radio show is still pretty dang good. Obviously dated in many ways, but of the few I've listened to several have managed to be genuinely a shade creepy.

    They're always campy in an awesome way by the end of the story, but the vocal atmosphere produced is really good. Kinda wish we still had radio dramas. A well done one is an excellent experience that just isn't entirely replaced by even an equally well done TV show.

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited June 2010
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Honestly I'm mostly excited about this for Christoph Waltz.

    Nicolas Cage had the role originally but had to drop out. I'm really glad Waltz has it now.

    Oh man really?

    wow, just wow

    the difference there is staggering

    Not to mention the difference in me wanting to watch it.

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'll admit though that seeing Cage acting a villain might have been hilarious enough by itself to warrant seeing the movie. Has he ever done it before?

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Whoa whoa whoa

    I knew about this whole Seth Rogen Green Hornet thing

    What I did not know was Michel Gondry directing

    Gonna watch the trailer now

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'll admit though that seeing Cage acting a villain might have been hilarious enough by itself to warrant seeing the movie. Has he ever done it before?

    Well he played both the hero and the villain of Face/Off, as did John Travolta. And then there was:
    edit: WHOA HEY THERE'S SOME TITS IN THAT YOUTUBE VIDEO

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  • MarioGMarioG Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Woo 3D!

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    Kay wrote:
    Mario, if Slenderman had a face, I would punch him in it.

    Hey, I have a blog! (Actually being updated again!)

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I liked that trailer!

    But January? Way to have no faith in the film, movie studios

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I liked that trailer!

    But January? Way to have no faith in the film, movie studios

    Yeah, I'm worried about that.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Man Seth Rogan, it's like he got his head CGI'd on someone else. I knew he was getting in shape but damn he did a fine job of it.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Oh Yeah!

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    We're talking about the Phantom!

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Whenever I mention Billy Zane and no one knows he is, I always say he was the Phantom

    But then I just have to say that he was the "bad guy in Titanic"

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I dig the Phantom and I think Billy Zane was actually pretty good in the role, but it's too bad that basically every other aspect of that movie sucked.

    And now there's that Sci-Fi miniseries but I think the less said about that the better.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Billy Zane is one of top five favorite B-star actors. Everything he does I immediately love.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Man Seth Rogan, it's like he got his head CGI'd on someone else. I knew he was getting in shape but damn he did a fine job of it.

    dude isn't really that fat, he puts on weight for movies. he explains it that people find fat people funnier for most forms of comedy.
    plus he probably gets to eat like shit

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited June 2010
    I didn't really like that trailer

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I really dug that trailer. I feel the reboot to our contemporary times works really well.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Also if we're going to continue to discuss awesome films I feel it's only appropriate to bring in this baby.

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    Such a terrific film.

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Man, that movie.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That film is almost the perfect way for me to gauge if I will like someone based on their sole opinion of it.

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    seems worth checking out

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    seth rogen appreciation station
    skip to 1:40
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNO6OUd6iOc&feature=channel

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    You know

    I like pulpy films like this

    And I love Alec Baldwin

    But I have not seen The Shadow, and I should rectify this immediately

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  • Homestar GunnerHomestar Gunner Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That trailer looked cool but it did not look like a Michel Gondry movie at all. I'm a little worried about that.

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Not going to watch the trailer. Might actually stop watching trailers entirely. They're almost always poor indicators of the actual movie, especially if not being made by the same people who worked on the film itself.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    The Shadow is a grade-a classic, though I haven't seen it in like a decade.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I don't know that I'd call The Shadow grade-a. But it was fun.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That trailer looked cool but it did not look like a Michel Gondry movie at all. I'm a little worried about that.

    Should he be tripping through his dreams or memories or something? Or maybe the film could be comprised entirely of Legos?

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Well yeah, that might be exaggerating, but it was really good.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Lets just say that the Shadow is a film that can never really let down your expectations, and for that it is something magical.

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  • Brodo FagginsBrodo Faggins Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Why Jay Chou? They couldn't get Jon Cho? Or hell, even Rain? Rain's english makes me cringe, but Jay Chou's english makes me shudder.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Jay Chou? Wait a sec, the guy from the Initial D movie?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfrIGzV19f0&feature=related

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    not being a native english speaker is kind of part of kato's thing though

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